CRAWFORD COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — According to sources, a Meadville man received the maximum sentence for homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence.

Sources say 40-year-old Edward Herrick of 450 E. College St., Meadville, Pa., received the maximum sentence on Wednesday of five to 10 years in state prison by Crawford County Judge Spataro for Herrick’s guilty plea to a charge of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence.

Dorothy Miller, 77, of Hartstown, Pa., was killed on Oct. 29, 2011, when her SUV was struck head-on by an SUV driven by Herrick after his vehicle had crossed over the median on Route 322 near Meadville’s Smock Bridge, Crawford County, Pa.

According to Pennsylvania State Police accident reconstruction specialists, Herrick’s SUV was traveling at 91.73 miles per hour when it slammed into Miller’s vehicle; Miller’s vehicle was stopped in a line of traffic in the eastbound lane of Route 322.

Herrick’s blood alcohol reading was 0.189 percent; this is more than twice the legal limit in Pennsylvania.

Herrick was on parole from a previous case the day of the crash and was not supposed to be drinking; Herrick will to serve two years for violating his parole.

Judge Spataro ordered Herrick to serve five to 10 years in state prison, consecutive to any previous state sentences, for the homicide by vehicle while DUI, and three to six months for driving under the influence — that sentence will run concurrent with the homicide by vehicle while DUI charge.

Additionally, Herrick was ordered to pay court costs, a total of $6,200 in fines, and $10,845.90 in restitution.

Source: Meadville Tribune